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Fish and Game Code § 8437

ARTICLE 10. Fresh-water Fish Generally

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 8437Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 271, Sec. 1.

The following freshwater fish may be taken for commercial purposes pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission:

(a) Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense).

(b) Species of the following families:

(1) Lamprey (Petromyzontidae).

(2) Smelt (Osmeridae).

(3) Sucker (Catostomidae).

(4) Carp or minnow (Cyprinidae).

(5) Killifish (Cyprinodontidae).

(6) Livebearer (Peociliidae).

(7) Silverside (Antherinidae).

(8) Cichlid (Cichlidae).

(9) Mullet (Mudilidae).

(10) Sculpin (Cottidae).

(11) Stickleback (Casterosteidae).

(12) Goby (Gobiidae).